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C91300 Bell Metal vs. C43000 Brass

Both C91300 bell metal and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91300 bell metal and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 82
84 to 87
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 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 18 to 20
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5