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C12000 Copper vs. C91700 Bronze

Both C12000 copper and C91700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25