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H02 C14520 Copper vs. H02 C67500 Bronze

Both H02 C14520 copper and H02 C67500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C14520 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 85
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 85
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5