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C26000 Brass vs. C93900 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C93900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
95
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
14 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1