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CC483K Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both CC483K bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% 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 CC483K 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, % 6.4
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0020