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C67600 Bronze vs. C85500 Brass

Both C67600 bronze and C85500 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 C67600 bronze and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 33
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 570
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 380
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.2 to 41.6
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9