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C14510 Copper vs. C61300 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C61300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C61300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
88 to 91.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2