MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C52100 Bronze vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C52100 bronze and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7