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C18700 Copper vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C18700 copper and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18700 copper and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98 to 99.2
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants