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C43500 Brass vs. C93500 Bronze

Both C43500 brass and C93500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 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, % 8.5 to 46
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
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), % 0.6 to 1.2
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0