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CC331G Bronze vs. C43500 Brass

Both CC331G bronze and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3