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CC497K Bronze vs. C84100 Brass

Both CC497K bronze and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5