C91000 Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-18

C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91000 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

UNS C91000 Tin Bronze AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		67
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		84 to 86
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		14 to 16
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.6
Residuals, %		0