C19025 Copper vs. C51900 Bronze
Both C19025 copper and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 17 | |
| 14 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
| 320 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 620 | |
| 380 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 66 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 14 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 97.1 to 98.5 | |
| 91.7 to 95 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |