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CC481K Bronze vs. C19500 Copper

Both CC481K bronze and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 89.5
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 11.5
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2