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CC755S Brass vs. C51000 Bronze

Both CC755S brass and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5