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C41300 Brass vs. C95410 Bronze

Both C41300 brass and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5