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C83800 Bronze vs. C83400 Brass

Both C83800 bronze and C83400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7