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C86700 Bronze vs. C96600 Copper

Both C86700 bronze and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 17
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5