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C35000 Brass vs. C90300 Bronze

Both C35000 brass and C90300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is C90300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6