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C49300 Brass vs. C95410 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C95410 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
59
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
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5