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C17500 Copper vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C62400 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 11.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5