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CC493K Bronze vs. C14181 Copper

Both CC493K bronze and C14181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.2 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0020