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C26800 Brass vs. C63000 Bronze

Both C26800 brass and C63000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26800 brass and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 650
660 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 68.5
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 36
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5