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C51100 Bronze vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C51100 bronze and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0