ASTM B522 Class I vs. C63600 Bronze
ASTM B522 class I belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B522 class I and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 96 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 30 to 66 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 490 | |
| 410 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 210 | |
| 150 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 77 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.6 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.5 to 64 | |
| 98 to 290 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 230 | |
| 100 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 7.8 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 93 to 96.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 68 to 70 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 23.5 to 26.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |