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C81500 Copper vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 8.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5