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C64700 Bronze vs. C41500 Brass

Both C64700 bronze and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64700 bronze and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 390
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 95.8 to 98
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5