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C51000 Bronze vs. C96700 Copper

Both C51000 bronze and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 64
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 750
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 77
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
90
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.0 to 490
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 2490
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
40

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5