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C12000 Copper vs. CC330G Bronze

Both C12000 copper and CC330G bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5