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C49300 Brass vs. C92500 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C92500 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C92500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
85 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
10 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7