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C93500 Bronze vs. C33500 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
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
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
29

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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0.25 to 0.7
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
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4