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C55280 Copper vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C55280 copper and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C92600 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7