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O60 C52100 Bronze vs. O60 C61500 Bronze

Both O60 C52100 bronze and O60 C61500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O60 (soft annealed) temper. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O60 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is O60 C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 48
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5