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C33000 Brass vs. C95500 Bronze

Both C33000 brass and C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5