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C61000 Bronze vs. C14520 Copper

Both C61000 bronze and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 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, % 29 to 50
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants