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C84800 Brass vs. C86400 Bronze

Both C84800 brass and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
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
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0