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C38500 Bronze vs. C55283 Copper

Both C38500 bronze and C55283 copper are copper alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15