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C68700 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C68700 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 C68700 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.5
7.7 to 8.3
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 79
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17.8 to 22.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5