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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C90500 gun metal and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7