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CC761S Brass vs. CC490K Brass

Both CC761S brass and CC490K brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
76
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
7.0 to 9.5