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C87700 Bronze vs. C94700 Bronze

Both C87700 bronze and C94700 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
7.9 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
350 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
41 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
110 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
4.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3