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C95820 Bronze vs. C83400 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C83400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7