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C91600 Bronze vs. C91000 Bronze

Both C91600 bronze and C91000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6