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C50100 Bronze vs. C55282 Copper

Both C50100 bronze and C55282 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
7.4

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
6.5 to 7.0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15