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C51900 Bronze vs. AWS E316LMn

C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 29
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 91.7 to 95
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
47.5 to 59.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0