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C63020 Bronze vs. CC490K Brass

Both C63020 bronze and CC490K brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0