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C49300 Brass vs. C93900 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C93900 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 C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
95
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.1
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
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
14 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
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 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1