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C94100 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C94100 bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% 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 C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5