CR012A Copper vs. C94300 Bronze
Both CR012A copper and C94300 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is C94300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 9.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 150 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 820 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 760 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
| 77 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 5.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 5.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.1 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.85 to 99.94 | |
| 67 to 72 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.060 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |