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C18700 Copper vs. C99600 Bronze

Both C18700 copper and C99600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18700 copper and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
150
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 98 to 99.2
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3