C49300 Brass vs. CC495K Bronze
Both C49300 brass and CC495K bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is CC495K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 20 | |
| 7.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.35 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 520 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 410 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 840 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 88 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 71 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 800 | |
| 68 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 9.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 29 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 8.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 62 | |
| 76 to 82 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 30.6 to 40.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |