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C64800 Bronze vs. C46500 Brass

Both C64800 bronze and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 380
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
0
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4