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C68300 Brass vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C68300 brass and C95520 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C68300 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, % 15
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
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 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5