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C99500 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4