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C60800 Bronze vs. C14520 Copper

Both C60800 bronze and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 55
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0