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C33000 Brass vs. C91100 Bronze

Both C33000 brass and C91100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
38
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0