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C14510 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants