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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C93800 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C93800 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C93800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
96
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
8.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
75 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 16
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
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0