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C35300 Brass vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C35300 brass and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35300 brass and the bottom bar is C61400 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 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
540 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 33.9 to 38.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants