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CR016A Copper vs. C90300 Bronze

Both CR016A copper and C90300 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR016A copper and the bottom bar is C90300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
33
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.843 to 99.919
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6