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C61500 Bronze vs. R30556 Alloy

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
70
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0