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C99500 Copper vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5