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C55284 Copper vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C55284 copper and C61800 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55284 copper and the bottom bar is C61800 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
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 79.2 to 80.7
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5