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C35000 Brass vs. C94800 Bronze

Both C35000 brass and C94800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C94800 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

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
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
84 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3