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CC499K Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both CC499K bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5