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C26000 Brass vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C95820 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 C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8