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C14500 Copper vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C14500 copper and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness 40
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7