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CC755S Brass vs. CC493K Bronze

Both CC755S brass and CC493K 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
5.2 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
2.0 to 5.0