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CC496K Bronze vs. C91600 Bronze

Both CC496K bronze and C91600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25