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CC481K Bronze vs. C36200 Brass

Both CC481K bronze and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC481K bronze and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 89.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 11.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
32.4 to 36.5