C47940 Brass vs. C61400 Bronze
Both C47940 brass and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 34 | |
34 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 310 | |
370 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 520 | |
540 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 390 | |
220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
420 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
67 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 100 | |
160 to 170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 740 | |
210 to 310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
18 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
17 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
19 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 66 | |
86 to 92.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
1.5 to 3.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 34.6 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |