C87600 Bronze vs. C87610 Bronze
Both C87600 bronze and C87610 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 970 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 6.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.4 | |
| 6.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 | |
| 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 88 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 88 to 92.5 | |
| 90 to 94 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |