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C15900 Copper vs. CC484K Bronze

Both C15900 copper and CC484K bronze 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4