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C35600 Brass vs. C87700 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C87700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8