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C37700 Brass vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C37700 brass and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37700 brass and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 45
82 to 120
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 35.7 to 40.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2