AWS BAu-3 vs. C67400 Bronze
AWS BAu-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-3 and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 480 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.4 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 | |
| 16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 60.9 to 63 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Gold (Au), % | 34.5 to 35.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 31.1 to 40 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |