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C68000 Brass vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C68000 brass and C95520 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5