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C18700 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C18700 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18700 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98 to 99.2
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants