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C65400 Bronze vs. C46400 Brass

Both C65400 bronze and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 47
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 530
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
160 to 320

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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants