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CC490K Brass vs. C63020 Bronze

Both CC490K brass and C63020 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 CC490K brass and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
10 to 11
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 86
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 3.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
4.2 to 6.0
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 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5