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CC496K Bronze vs. CC761S Brass

Both CC496K bronze and CC761S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
8.9 to 19