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C26000 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
31

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2