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C16200 Copper vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C16200 copper and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7