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C64210 Bronze vs. C85900 Brass

Both C64210 bronze and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 35
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 92.2
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7