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CC496K Bronze vs. C42200 Brass

Both CC496K bronze and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5