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C61400 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C61400 bronze and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 67
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0