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C91700 Bronze vs. CC765S Brass

Both C91700 bronze and CC765S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 6.0
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), % 11.3 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
19.8 to 47.7