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C17500 Copper vs. C66100 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C66100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
410 to 790
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
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
60 to 790
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 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
15 to 29

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
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5