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C61400 Bronze vs. C44400 Brass

Both C61400 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 C61400 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 540 to 570
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
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 67
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
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 17 to 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4