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C52400 Bronze vs. C99300 Copper

Both C52400 bronze and C99300 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3