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C23000 Brass vs. C86500 Bronze

Both C23000 brass and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0