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C90900 Bronze vs. CR006A Copper

Both C90900 bronze and CR006A copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C90900 bronze and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 12 to 14
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0