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CC330G Bronze vs. CC496K Bronze

Both CC330G bronze and CC496K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC330G bronze and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
72
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
97
Elongation at Break, % 20
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 92
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0