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C81500 Copper vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
9.0 to 10
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8