C68800 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze
Both C68800 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
3.0 to 55 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 71 to 83 | |
42 to 85 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 510 | |
350 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 890 | |
480 to 970 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 790 | |
150 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
58 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 180 | |
27 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 2860 | |
100 to 2310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
16 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 25 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
17 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 3.8 | |
7.7 to 8.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 75.5 | |
89 to 90.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 21.3 to 24.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |