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C17500 Copper vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
60 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 8.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5