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C46500 Brass vs. C67300 Bronze

Both C46500 brass and C67300 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is C67300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 50
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 95
91
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 380
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
95
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 160
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
58 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
27.2 to 39.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5