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CC760S Brass vs. C90400 Bronze

Both CC760S brass and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7