As-cast C95300 Bronze vs. As-cast C95500 Bronze
Both as-cast C95300 bronze and as-cast C95500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is as-cast C95300 bronze and the bottom bar is as-cast C95500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 63 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90.2 | |
| 78 to 84 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |