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C55283 Copper vs. C65100 Bronze

Both C55283 copper and C65100 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
280 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5