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C93500 Bronze vs. C83300 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C83300 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 2.0
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
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7