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CC755S Brass vs. C92900 Bronze

Both CC755S brass and C92900 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is C92900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
35
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
2.0 to 3.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7