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C35600 Brass vs. C87300 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C87300 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5