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C91100 Bronze vs. C41300 Brass

Both C91100 bronze and C41300 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91100 bronze and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 440
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5