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C61800 Bronze vs. C37700 Brass

Both C61800 bronze and C37700 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 26
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 89
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Shear Strength, MPa 310
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5