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C61300 Bronze vs. C68000 Brass

Both C61300 bronze and C68000 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5