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CC333G Bronze vs. CC753S Brass

Both CC333G bronze and CC753S 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC333G bronze and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170

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
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 83
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.5
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
1.8 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.7 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
33.1 to 40