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C27200 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C27200 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C27200 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 320
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants