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C55283 Copper vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C52400 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C52400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
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
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
15 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
87.8 to 91
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
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5