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C17500 Copper vs. C60800 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C60800 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
46
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5