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CR020A Copper vs. C86700 Bronze

Both CR020A copper and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR020A copper and the bottom bar is C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.999
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0