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C61300 Bronze vs. C44400 Brass

Both C61300 bronze and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4