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C65500 Bronze vs. C68700 Brass

Both C65500 bronze and C68700 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5