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C55284 Copper vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C55284 copper and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55284 copper and the bottom bar is C53800 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 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
64

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 79.2 to 80.7
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2