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C95400 Bronze vs. C12500 Copper

Both C95400 bronze and C12500 copper are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C95400 bronze and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.1 to 16
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 360
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 75
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 560
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 87
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3