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CC760S Brass vs. C86400 Bronze

Both CC760S brass and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 1.5
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0