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C17500 Copper vs. C86700 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 3.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0