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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C95410 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
10 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5