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C49300 Brass vs. C50100 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C50100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.050
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5