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C86700 Bronze vs. C48200 Brass

Both C86700 bronze and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4