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C49300 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
31

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
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2