C51900 Bronze vs. ASTM B541 Gold
C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 29 | |
| 6.0 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.4 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 38 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 370 | |
| 410 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 620 | |
| 670 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 570 | |
| 480 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 7.7 to 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 4.0 to 6.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 55 to 180 | |
| 65 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 680 to 1450 | |
| 1090 to 3830 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 9.8 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 22 | |
| 36 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 91.7 to 95 | |
| 13.5 to 15.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 70.5 to 72.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |