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C95410 Bronze vs. C46400 Brass

Both C95410 bronze and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 380
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 64
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 630
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 85.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4