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CC490K Brass vs. C24000 Brass

Both CC490K brass and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC490K brass and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 86
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 3.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.5
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2