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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C93700 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C93700 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C93700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 280
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
99
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
760
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.6
1.1
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0