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C17500 Copper vs. C50100 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C50100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5