CC763S Brass vs. CC212E Bronze
Both CC763S brass and CC212E bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC763S brass and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 830 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
| 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 56.5 to 67 | |
| 68 to 77 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
| 8.0 to 15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 1.5 to 4.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.9 to 41 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |