CC334G Bronze vs. C81500 Copper
Both CC334G bronze and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC334G bronze and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
110 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 240 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
82 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
83 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 | |
330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
11 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
91 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 12 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 72 to 84.5 | |
97.4 to 99.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 7.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 7.5 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |