C94300 Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-6b

C94300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94300 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS C94300 (Alloy 3E) Soft Bronze AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		87
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		32
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		67 to 72
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		23 to 27
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 1.0
Residuals, %		0