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C83800 Bronze vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C83800 bronze and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5