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C44400 Brass vs. C87610 Bronze

Both C44400 brass and C87610 bronze are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5