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C95820 Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both C95820 bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0