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C89320 Bronze vs. C55181 Copper

Both C89320 bronze and C55181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C89320 bronze and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 490
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 91
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15