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C61000 Bronze vs. C38500 Bronze

Both C61000 bronze and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
37
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
2.5 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5