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C84500 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C84500 brass and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
10 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5