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C93500 Bronze vs. C55280 Copper

Both C93500 bronze and C55280 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 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 C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
90.5 to 91.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15