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C35600 Brass vs. C61900 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C61900 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C61900 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
570 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5