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C87600 Bronze vs. C35600 Brass

Both C87600 bronze and C35600 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5