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C65400 Bronze vs. C35600 Brass

Both C65400 bronze and C35600 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 82 to 120
53 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 71 to 92
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants