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CC480K Bronze vs. C91700 Bronze

Both CC480K bronze and C91700 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC480K bronze and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 88
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
11.3 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25