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C14510 Copper vs. C51900 Bronze

Both C14510 copper and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.35
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants