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CC494K Bronze vs. C12900 Copper

Both CC494K bronze and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have 83% 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 9.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0