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CC483K Bronze vs. C16500 Copper

Both CC483K bronze and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.4
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5