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C14700 Copper vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C14700 copper and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14700 copper and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 35
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 190
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 320
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 250
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 65
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 280
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3 to 10
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5 to 12
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.395 to 99.798
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0020 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants