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C14510 Copper vs. C91700 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C91700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25