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C61800 Bronze vs. C47000 Brass

Both C61800 bronze and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 26
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4