C65400 Bronze vs. C51900 Bronze
Both C65400 bronze and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.6 to 47 | |
14 to 29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 82 to 120 | |
42 to 91 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 71 to 92 | |
45 to 76 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 530 | |
320 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1060 | |
380 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 910 | |
390 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
66 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
14 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.3 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 480 | |
55 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 3640 | |
680 to 1450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
7.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 34 | |
12 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 27 | |
13 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 39 | |
14 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.010 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 93.8 to 96.1 | |
91.7 to 95 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.35 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.7 to 3.4 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
5.0 to 7.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |