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C55283 Copper vs. CC499K Bronze

Both C55283 copper and CC499K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0