C55280 Copper vs. C95410 Bronze
Both C55280 copper and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 620 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 67 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
| 83 to 85.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |