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C65400 Bronze vs. C55181 Copper

Both C65400 bronze and C55181 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 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 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
8.2

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
92.4 to 93
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15