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C24000 Brass vs. C65100 Bronze

Both C24000 brass and C65100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
280 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants