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C14181 Copper vs. C94400 Bronze

Both C14181 copper and C94400 bronze 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.8