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C91600 Bronze vs. CC751S Brass

Both C91600 bronze and CC751S brass 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is CC751S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
62.7 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.65 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
27.9 to 35.6