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CC330G Bronze vs. C15900 Copper

Both CC330G bronze and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC330G bronze and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 10.5
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 92
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0