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C93500 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C93500 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3