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C84800 Brass vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C84800 brass and C95520 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
10.5 to 11.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5