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C36000 Brass vs. C91300 Bell Metal

Both C36000 brass and C91300 bell metal are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is C91300 bell metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.8 to 23
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
1.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
79 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
18 to 20
Zinc (Zn), % 32.5 to 37.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6