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C60800 Bronze vs. C41500 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 55
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5