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C87500 Brass vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C87500 brass and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7