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C96700 Copper vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C96700 copper and C61800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5