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C14181 Copper vs. C90900 Bronze

Both C14181 copper and C90900 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6