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C87700 Bronze vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C87700 bronze and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
4.5 to 5.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.8