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C93500 Bronze vs. C46500 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

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
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4