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CC496K Bronze vs. C32000 Brass

Both CC496K bronze and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4