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CC482K Bronze vs. C44400 Brass

Both CC482K bronze and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC482K bronze and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 87
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0.7 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4