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C91100 Bronze vs. C14500 Copper

Both C91100 bronze and C14500 copper are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C91100 bronze and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0