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C94700 Bronze vs. C17510 Copper

Both C94700 bronze and C17510 copper are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
49
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
1.4 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5