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CC330G Bronze vs. CC484K Bronze

Both CC330G bronze and CC484K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC330G bronze and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 92
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4