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C84800 Brass vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C84800 brass and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
12.5 to 13.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5