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C87500 Brass vs. C95500 Bronze

Both C87500 brass and C95500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5