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CC481K Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both CC481K bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 CC481K bronze and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 89.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 11.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0020