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C60800 Bronze vs. C43400 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C43400 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 C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 55
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 24

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 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5