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C12600 Copper vs. CC495K Bronze

Both C12600 copper and CC495K bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 56
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
76 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0