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C49300 Brass vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C61800 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
8.5 to 11
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5