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CC490K Brass vs. CC750S Brass

Both CC490K brass and CC750S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC490K brass and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 76
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 86
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.5
26.3 to 36