MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C65400 Bronze vs. C87400 Brass

Both C65400 bronze and C87400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C87400 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 47
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
79 to 85.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8