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C99500 Copper vs. C51900 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5