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CC331G Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both CC331G bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5