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C94100 Bronze vs. C55280 Copper

Both C94100 bronze and C55280 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 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
90.5 to 91.4
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
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
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