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C47000 Brass vs. C60800 Bronze

Both C47000 brass and C60800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47000 brass and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 36
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5