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CC212E Bronze vs. C18900 Copper

Both CC212E bronze and C18900 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5