MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC493K Bronze vs. C49300 Brass

Both CC493K bronze and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 14
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 86
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.2 to 8.0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 5.0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5