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C61500 Bronze vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
50.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0