C87400 Brass vs. C87600 Bronze
Both C87400 brass and C87600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C87400 brass and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.7 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 6.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 71 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 85.5 | |
| 88 to 92.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 12 to 16 | |
| 4.0 to 7.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |