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C62500 Bronze vs. C84800 Brass

Both C62500 bronze and C84800 brass are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C62500 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, % 1.0
18
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
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
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
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7