C67400 Bronze vs. C68800 Brass
Both C67400 bronze and C68800 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C67400 bronze and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 28 | |
2.0 to 36 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.32 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 78 to 85 | |
81 to 99 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 350 | |
380 to 510 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 610 | |
570 to 890 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 370 | |
390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
960 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
950 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 23 | |
18 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
16 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 660 | |
710 to 2860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
19 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
19 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
3.0 to 3.8 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.55 |
Copper (Cu), % | 57 to 60 | |
70.8 to 75.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31.1 to 40 | |
21.3 to 24.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |