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C21000 Brass vs. CC483K Bronze

Both C21000 brass and CC483K bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is CC483K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
6.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
85 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0