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C11100 Copper vs. C91700 Bronze

Both C11100 copper and C91700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
10

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
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0