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C99500 Copper vs. C65100 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C65100 bronze 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.8 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5