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C86500 Bronze vs. CC497K Bronze

Both C86500 bronze and CC497K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
93
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
7.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0