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C22600 Bronze vs. C55284 Copper

Both C22600 bronze and C55284 copper are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
7.4

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15