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C95820 Bronze vs. CC755S Brass

Both C95820 bronze and CC755S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.8 to 38.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0