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C55282 Copper vs. C50100 Bronze

Both C55282 copper and C50100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C50100 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 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
9.5

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0.010 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5