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C14181 Copper vs. C86400 Bronze

Both C14181 copper and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 59% 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0