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CC482K Bronze vs. C46400 Brass

Both CC482K bronze and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 87
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.7 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4