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CC482K Bronze vs. C42500 Brass

Both CC482K bronze and C42500 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 87
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.7 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 12.5
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5