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C99500 Copper vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C61800 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
8.5 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5