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C93200 Bronze vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C93200 bronze and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93200 bronze and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 320
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.8
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 85
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 6.3 to 7.5
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3