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C94300 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C94300 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94300 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.7
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 72
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3