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C49300 Brass vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C65500 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 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12 to 26

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
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.8 to 3.8
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

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