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C14510 Copper vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C63600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5