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C55283 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
270 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
11 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0.040 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4