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CC491K Bronze vs. C14510 Copper

Both CC491K bronze and C14510 copper are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 CC491K bronze and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 87
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0