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C26000 Brass vs. C95600 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C95600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% 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 C95600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
88 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0