MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C43000 Brass vs. CC496K Bronze

Both C43000 brass and CC496K bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
97
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
8.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
72 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 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), % 1.7 to 2.7
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0