C22600 Bronze vs. R05400 Tantalum
C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 33 | |
1.1 to 28 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
69 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 570 | |
210 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 490 | |
140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
140 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
140 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
17 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
650 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 100 | |
5.5 to 53 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 1070 | |
50 to 420 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
6.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
11 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
3.6 to 9.0 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
4.8 to 8.8 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 19 | |
13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
99.7 to 100 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 10.7 to 14 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |