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CC483K Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both CC483K bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 CC483K bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.4
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 13
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4