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C92200 Bronze vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C92200 bronze and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92200 bronze and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 180
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
850
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.6
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 87
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 6.5
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3