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C17500 Copper vs. C67000 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C67000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
5.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
660 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
350 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
43 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
560 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
21 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 6.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5