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C43400 Brass vs. C93500 Bronze

Both C43400 brass and C93500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0