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C93500 Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both C93500 bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% 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 C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0020
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0