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C62500 Bronze vs. C14200 Copper

Both C62500 bronze and C14200 copper are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62500 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, % 1.0
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 29
35 to 60
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0