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C86100 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C86100 bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C86100 bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 66 to 68
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 17.3 to 25
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5