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C52400 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C52400 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3