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C14510 Copper vs. C87300 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C87300 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
86
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
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
13

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5