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C90400 Bronze vs. C26800 Brass

Both C90400 bronze and C26800 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
31 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3