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C64210 Bronze vs. C15900 Copper

Both C64210 bronze and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64210 bronze and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 35
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 380
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.0
0.76 to 0.84
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 92.2
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0