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C33500 Brass vs. C60800 Bronze

Both C33500 brass and C60800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33500 brass and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 28
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 420
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 860
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 33.8 to 37.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5