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C67000 Bronze vs. C87800 Brass

Both C67000 bronze and C87800 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C67000 bronze and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 880
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 540
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 99
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 62
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1290
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 21.8 to 32.5
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5