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C95820 Bronze vs. CR009A Copper

Both C95820 bronze and CR009A 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.00050
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.00020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.00010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0