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C53800 Bronze vs. AWS E240

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
58.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0