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C14510 Copper vs. C66100 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C66100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants