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CC497K Bronze vs. C12000 Copper

Both CC497K bronze and C12000 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 9.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0.0040 to 0.012
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