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C67300 Bronze vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C67300 bronze and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C67300 bronze and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 12
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 63
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 27.2 to 39.1
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3