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C52400 Bronze vs. C81400 Copper

Both C52400 bronze and C81400 copper are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
69
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
13

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5