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C68300 Brass vs. CC484K Bronze

Both C68300 brass and CC484K bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0