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C14510 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
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
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0.010 to 0.5
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants