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C11100 Copper vs. C90900 Bronze

Both C11100 copper and C90900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11100 copper and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6