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C14510 Copper vs. C51000 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.35
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants