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C14510 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
38 to 2170
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
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
93.8 to 96.5
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
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants