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C15900 Copper vs. CC330G Bronze

Both C15900 copper and CC330G bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
8.0 to 10.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5