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C51000 Bronze vs. C87300 Bronze

Both C51000 bronze and C87300 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 64
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 750
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 77
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.0 to 490
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 2490
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
13

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5