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CC493K Bronze vs. C42200 Brass

Both CC493K bronze and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
86 to 89
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.2 to 8.0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5