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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C99600 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C99600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
150
Elongation at Break, % 20
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
1.0 to 2.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3