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C84100 Brass vs. C94900 Bronze

Both C84100 brass and C94900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84100 brass and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 81
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.090
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 85
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.050 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 4.5
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 20
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8