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C43000 Brass vs. C95410 Bronze

Both C43000 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 C43000 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, % 3.0 to 55
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
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), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5