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C95820 Bronze vs. C17500 Copper

Both C95820 bronze and C17500 copper are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5