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C91600 Bronze vs. CC762S Brass

Both C91600 bronze and CC762S brass 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 C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
13.4 to 36