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C21000 Brass vs. C67400 Bronze

Both C21000 brass and C67400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 36 to 73
78 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
480 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
300 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5