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CC490K Brass vs. C65500 Bronze

Both CC490K brass and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 CC490K brass and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 86
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5