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C15900 Copper vs. CC494K Bronze

Both C15900 copper and CC494K bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0