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O60 C35600 Brass vs. O60 C67000 Bronze

Both O60 C35600 brass and O60 C67000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O60 (soft annealed) temper. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O60 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is O60 C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 71
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5