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C10200 Copper vs. C87200 Bronze

Both C10200 copper and C87200 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 5.0