As-cast C95500 Bronze vs. Unannealed K93050 Alloy
As-cast C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while unannealed K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is as-cast C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is unannealed K93050 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78 to 84 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 61.4 to 63.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 5.5 | |
| 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |