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C11100 Copper vs. C93900 Bronze

Both C11100 copper and C93900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 78% 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 C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
95
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

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
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
14 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1