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H04 C65100 Bronze vs. H04 C66700 Brass

Both H04 C65100 bronze and H04 C66700 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is H04 C66700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 12
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 79
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
97
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94.5 to 99.2
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
26.3 to 30.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5