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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C99300 Copper

Both C90500 gun metal and C99300 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% 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 C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
10.7 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
13.5 to 16.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3