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CC490K Brass vs. C95200 Bronze

Both CC490K brass and C95200 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC490K brass and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 76
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.5
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
8.5 to 9.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 86
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 3.0 to 6.0
0
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
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0