C53800 Bronze vs. C14700 Copper
Both C53800 bronze and C14700 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C14700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
9.1 to 35 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
160 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 | |
240 to 320 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
85 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
370 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
95 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.3 | |
96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
25 to 65 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2020 | |
31 to 280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
7.3 to 10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
9.5 to 12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 19 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
8.4 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 85.1 to 86.5 | |
99.395 to 99.798 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.0020 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 13.1 to 13.9 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |