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CC331G Bronze vs. C46500 Brass

Both CC331G bronze and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4