C14520 Copper vs. C64200 Bronze
Both C14520 copper and C64200 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C64200 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 9.6 | |
14 to 35 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 190 | |
330 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
540 to 640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
230 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
980 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 320 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 85 | |
8.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 85 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
50 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
73 to 170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 280 | |
240 to 470 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.0 to 10 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 94 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 12 | |
20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
6.3 to 7.6 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.2 to 99.596 | |
88.2 to 92.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0040 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.2 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |