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C61800 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C61800 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 26
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3