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C26000 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
42 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants