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C24000 Brass vs. CC493K Bronze

Both C24000 brass and CC493K bronze are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
2.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0