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C65500 Bronze vs. C14520 Copper

Both C65500 bronze and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants