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C55281 Copper vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C55281 copper and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55281 copper and the bottom bar is C65400 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
500 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
16 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.7
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 89.4
93.8 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2