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C65400 Bronze vs. C41500 Brass

Both C65400 bronze and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 47
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 82 to 120
62 to 90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 71 to 92
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 530
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants