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C94100 Bronze vs. C46400 Brass

Both C94100 bronze and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
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), % 4.5 to 6.5
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4