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CC483K Bronze vs. C46500 Brass

Both CC483K bronze and C46500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC483K 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, % 6.4
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
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 8.7
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 17
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
59 to 62
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
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4