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C64210 Bronze vs. C83400 Brass

Both C64210 bronze and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C64210 bronze and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 35
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 92.2
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7