CC498K Bronze vs. C99500 Copper
Both CC498K bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 CC498K bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 85 to 90 | |
| 82.5 to 92 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |