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CC491K Bronze vs. C48200 Brass

Both CC491K bronze and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC491K bronze and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 87
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 1.0
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
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4