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C94100 Bronze vs. C48600 Brass

Both C94100 bronze and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 170

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
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
12 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
1.0 to 2.5
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
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4