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C49300 Brass vs. C87200 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C87200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.3

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
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0