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CC767S Brass vs. CC490K Brass

Both CC767S brass and CC490K brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC767S brass and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 32.8 to 41.9
7.0 to 9.5