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H02 C14300 Copper vs. H02 C65500 Bronze

Both H02 C14300 copper and H02 C65500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C14300 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 96
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5