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CC493K Bronze vs. C44400 Brass

Both CC493K bronze and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C44400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.070
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
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4