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C55282 Copper vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C55282 copper and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C90400 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 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7