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C11100 Copper vs. C87700 Bronze

Both C11100 copper and C87700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11100 copper and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8