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CC752S Brass vs. CC494K Bronze

Both CC752S brass and CC494K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC752S brass and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.4
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 61.5 to 64.5
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
8.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31.5 to 36.7
0 to 2.0