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C48500 Brass vs. C90900 Bronze

Both C48500 brass and C90900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C48500 brass and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6