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C61500 Bronze vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C61500 bronze and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3