MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC499K Bronze vs. C85400 Brass

Both CC499K bronze and C85400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC499K bronze and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.35
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.030
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 88
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 3.0
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1