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C17500 Copper vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
62 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
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
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5