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CC484K Bronze vs. C42200 Brass

Both CC484K bronze and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.1
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 11 to 13
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5