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C51000 Bronze vs. C55283 Copper

Both C51000 bronze and C55283 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
8.0

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
7.0 to 7.5
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15