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C62500 Bronze vs. C84100 Brass

Both C62500 bronze and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5