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C96700 Copper vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C96700 copper and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3