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C61500 Bronze vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C61500 bronze and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0