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CC494K Bronze vs. C21000 Brass

Both CC494K bronze and C21000 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
9.6 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2