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C61900 Bronze vs. C55280 Copper

Both C61900 bronze and C55280 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
90.5 to 91.4
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.8 to 7.2
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15