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C61900 Bronze vs. C14200 Copper

Both C61900 bronze and C14200 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 32
8.0 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 410
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0