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C61300 Bronze vs. C38500 Bronze

Both C61300 bronze and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 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, % 34 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
37
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
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 150 to 190
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5