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C94400 Bronze vs. C55181 Copper

Both C94400 bronze and C55181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
28
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15