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C94300 Bronze vs. CR025A Copper

Both C94300 bronze and CR025A copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94300 bronze and the bottom bar is CR025A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 9.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 72
99.9 to 99.96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.0050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0