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C64200 Bronze vs. C55181 Copper

Both C64200 bronze and C55181 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15