CC480K Bronze vs. CC767S Brass
Both CC480K bronze and CC767S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC480K bronze and the bottom bar is CC767S brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 88 | |
| 86 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 790 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 63 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 36 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 20 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.1 to 0.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 90 | |
| 58 to 64 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 32.8 to 41.9 |