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C91600 Bronze vs. CC331G Bronze

Both C91600 bronze and CC331G bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
8.5 to 10.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5