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C81500 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5