C62500 Bronze vs. AWS E209

C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

UNS C62500 Aluminum-Iron Bronze AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		1.0
Elongation at Break, %		17

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		21

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		410
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		12.5 to 13.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24

Copper (Cu), %		78.5 to 84
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		3.5 to 5.5
Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0