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OS050 C22000 Bronze vs. OS050 C51000 Bronze

Both OS050 C22000 bronze and OS050 C51000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the OS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size) temper. They have a moderately high 90% 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 OS050 C22000 bronze and the bottom bar is OS050 C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
75
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89 to 91
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 11
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5