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C65500 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C65500 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3