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C42200 Brass vs. CC499K Bronze

Both C42200 brass and CC499K bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 CC499K 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
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
65
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
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0