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C46500 Brass vs. C63000 Bronze

Both C46500 brass and C63000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 50
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 380
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 160
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5