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C14510 Copper vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5