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C49300 Brass vs. C95500 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
24 to 29

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
78 to 84
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 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
3.0 to 5.5
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