C14510 Copper vs. C87600 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C87600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		9.1 to 9.6
Elongation at Break, %		18

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		190

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		970

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		860

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		28

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		33
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		25 to 29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		71

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		240

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		100
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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Copper (Cu), %		99.15 to 99.69
Copper (Cu), %		88 to 92.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.5 to 5.5

Tellurium (Te), %		0.3 to 0.7
Tellurium (Te), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		4.0 to 7.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5