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C99500 Copper vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C99500 copper and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
87.8 to 91
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
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5