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C65500 Bronze vs. CC490K Brass

Both C65500 bronze and CC490K brass are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C65500 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, % 4.0 to 70
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0