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CC494K Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both CC494K bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
130

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0020