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 |