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C14200 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C14200 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 35 to 60
67 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 45 to 63
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants