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C12600 Copper vs. C94500 Bronze

Both C12600 copper and C94500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
92
Elongation at Break, % 56
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2