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CC761S Brass vs. C90800 Bronze

Both CC761S brass and C90800 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0 to 0.25