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C55283 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C51100 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48

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
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0.030 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5