CC382H Copper-nickel vs. CC482K Bronze
Both CC382H copper-nickel and CC482K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 99 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 5.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.5 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.6 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 41 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.8 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 9.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.8 to 68.4 | |
| 83.5 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.7 to 2.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 12.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |