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C12600 Copper vs. CC499K Bronze

Both C12600 copper and CC499K bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 56
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
120

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 1030
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0