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CC495K Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both CC495K bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC495K bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 76
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 82
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5