MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC491K Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both CC491K bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 CC491K bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 87
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4