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C46400 Brass vs. C67000 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C67000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
5.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
660 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
350 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
43 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
560 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
21 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants