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C14700 Copper vs. C63800 Bronze

Both C14700 copper and C63800 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14700 copper and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 35
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 190
320 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 320
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3 to 10
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5 to 12
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 12
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 99.395 to 99.798
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0020 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants