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C93500 Bronze vs. C26800 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C26800 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3