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CC499K Bronze vs. C14500 Copper

Both CC499K bronze and C14500 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 13
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0