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C95820 Bronze vs. C41500 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
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
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5