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CC494K Bronze vs. C44500 Brass

Both CC494K bronze and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4