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C91300 Bell Metal vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C91300 bell metal and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91300 bell metal and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 82
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 18 to 20
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5