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C69700 Brass vs. CC493K Bronze

Both C69700 brass and CC493K bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
2.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0