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C42200 Brass vs. CC480K Bronze

Both C42200 brass and CC480K bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0