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CC482K Bronze vs. C68300 Brass

Both CC482K bronze and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC482K bronze and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 87
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.7 to 2.5
0 to 0.090
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
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5