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C26000 Brass vs. C61900 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C61900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 71% 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants