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C21000 Brass vs. C95500 Bronze

Both C21000 brass and C95500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5