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CC493K Bronze vs. C24000 Brass

Both CC493K bronze and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.050
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), % 5.2 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2