CC766S Brass vs. CC482K Bronze
Both CC766S brass and CC482K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC766S brass and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 | |
| 99 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 5.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 89 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 9.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 28 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 64 | |
| 83.5 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.7 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 10.5 to 12.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 29.5 to 41.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |