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C46400 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2