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C60800 Bronze vs. C84500 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C84500 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 55
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7