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C14510 Copper vs. CC212E Bronze

Both C14510 copper and CC212E bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0