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CC494K Bronze vs. C37100 Brass

Both CC494K bronze and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0.6 to 1.2
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
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4