C84400 Valve Metal vs. C95410 Bronze
Both C84400 valve metal and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C84400 valve metal and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 9.1 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 620 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 260 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 72 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 57 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 58 | |
| 280 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.3 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78 to 82 | |
| 83 to 85.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.3 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |