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C49300 Brass vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C63600 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 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants