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CC497K Bronze vs. C38500 Bronze

Both CC497K bronze and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5