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CC499K Bronze vs. C84100 Brass

Both CC499K bronze and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.090
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5