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C86500 Bronze vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C86500 bronze and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is C86200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.0 to 4.9
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0