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C55280 Copper vs. C94400 Bronze

Both C55280 copper and C94400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0