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C61000 Bronze vs. C91300 Bell Metal

Both C61000 bronze and C91300 bell metal are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is C91300 bell metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 29 to 50
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
39
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
1.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
79 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
18 to 20
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6