C53400 Bronze vs. C51000 Bronze
Both C53400 bronze and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is C51000 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 | 67 to 93 | |
| 26 to 97 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 33 to 79 | |
| 42 to 80 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 720 | |
| 330 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 69 | |
| 77 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 10 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 26 | |
| 12 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 91.8 to 95.7 | |
| 92.9 to 95.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 3.5 to 5.8 | |
| 4.5 to 5.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |