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C93500 Bronze vs. C18900 Copper

Both C93500 bronze and C18900 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5