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C92500 Bronze vs. C15900 Copper

Both C92500 bronze and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92500 bronze and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.76 to 0.84
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 88
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 12
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0