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C15000 Copper vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C90400 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 C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7