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C65500 Bronze vs. C96600 Copper

Both C65500 bronze and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
65
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
25

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5