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C86300 Bronze vs. C55181 Copper

Both C86300 bronze and C55181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
8.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15