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C53800 Bronze vs. C33500 Brass

Both C53800 bronze and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4