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C87600 Bronze vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C87600 bronze and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7