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C46400 Brass vs. C67500 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C67500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants