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C81500 Copper vs. C91700 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C91700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0