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C17500 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
67 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

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
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
12 to 26

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
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5