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C12000 Copper vs. CC481K Bronze

Both C12000 copper and CC481K bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is CC481K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
35
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
87 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 11.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5