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C87500 Brass vs. C91000 Bronze

Both C87500 brass and C91000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
7.0
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
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
37
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6