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C17500 Copper vs. C63020 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C63020 bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 11
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5