CC750S Brass vs. CC333G Bronze
Both CC750S brass and CC333G bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC750S brass and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 54 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 80 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 24 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 | |
| 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.7 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 67 | |
| 76 to 83 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 3.0 to 5.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 3.7 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26.3 to 36 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |