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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7