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CC484K Bronze vs. CC754S Brass

Both CC484K bronze and CC754S 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 CC484K bronze and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
30.2 to 42.5