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C61900 Bronze vs. C84800 Brass

Both C61900 bronze and C84800 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 32
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
27
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
5.5 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7