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C95820 Bronze vs. C26000 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3