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C14300 Copper vs. C90800 Bronze

Both C14300 copper and C90800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C14300 copper and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 96
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 72
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 810
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25