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CC482K Bronze vs. C26000 Brass

Both CC482K bronze and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CC482K bronze and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 87
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.7 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3