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C41300 Brass vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C41300 brass and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0