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CC496K Bronze vs. C85900 Brass

Both CC496K bronze and C85900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC496K bronze and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 97
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 99
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.6
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7