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C14520 Copper vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C14520 copper and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 85
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 85
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants