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C65400 Bronze vs. C44300 Brass

Both C65400 bronze and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% 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 C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4