CC480K Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-6b

CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC480K bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

EN CC480K (CuSn10-C) Tin Bronze AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		86 to 90
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010