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C51900 Bronze vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C51900 bronze and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 42 to 91
67 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 45 to 76
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 22
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.7 to 95
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants