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C14510 Copper vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C61800 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
420
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
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5