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C93700 Bronze vs. C91300 Bell Metal

Both C93700 bronze and C91300 bell metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93700 bronze and the bottom bar is C91300 bell metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 99
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
1.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 79
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
79 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
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), % 9.0 to 11
18 to 20
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6