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C95410 Bronze vs. C32000 Brass

Both C95410 bronze and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 380
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 64
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 630
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 85.5
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4