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C43400 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C43400 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2