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C61500 Bronze vs. C69700 Brass

Both C61500 bronze and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5