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C60800 Bronze vs. C87900 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C87900 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 55
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0