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C17500 Copper vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
31

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
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2