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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