CC482K Bronze vs. CC332G Bronze
Both CC482K bronze and CC332G bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC482K bronze and the bottom bar is CC332G bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 99 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 64 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 20 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 87 | |
| 80 to 86 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.7 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.5 to 4.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |