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C60800 Bronze vs. C43000 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 55
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1000
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
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5