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C94100 Bronze vs. C55180 Copper

Both C94100 bronze and C55180 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15