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C17465 Copper vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C17465 copper and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 44 to 110
62 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 540
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5