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C87600 Bronze vs. C46500 Brass

Both C87600 bronze and C46500 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190 to 490

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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4