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C91600 Bronze vs. CC140C Copper

Both C91600 bronze and CC140C copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0