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C94700 Bronze vs. C15100 Copper

Both C94700 bronze and C15100 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1