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C48600 Brass vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C48600 brass and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8