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C49300 Brass vs. C64210 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C64210 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 C64210 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
48
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
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
6.3 to 7.0
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
89 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.0
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