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C55181 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C55181 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5