Annealed (OS050) C52100 Bronze
OS050 C52100 bronze is C52100 bronze in the OS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size) temper. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of C52100 bronze. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare OS050 C52100 bronze to: wrought bronzes (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa 16 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
70 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness
75
Shear Modulus
41 GPa 6.0 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
290 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
380 MPa 55 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 350 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C 1880 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
880 °C 1620 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
370 J/kg-K 0.089 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
62 W/m-K 36 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
13 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
13 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
34 % relative
Density
8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
3.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
55 MJ/kg 24 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
370 L/kg 44 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
13 points
Thermal Diffusivity
19 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 89.8 to 93 | |
| Sn | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| P | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993