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C69710 Brass vs. C38500 Bronze

Both C69710 brass and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69710 brass and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
37
Shear Strength, MPa 300
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.8 to 22
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5