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CC483K Bronze vs. CC212E Bronze

Both CC483K bronze and CC212E bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 6.4
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
7.0 to 9.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0