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C55283 Copper vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C61000 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C61000 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
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5