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C55283 Copper vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C63600 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 C63600 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
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5