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CC483K Bronze vs. C15900 Copper

Both CC483K bronze and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.4
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
240

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.76 to 0.84
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0