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C31400 Bronze vs. C48600 Brass

Both C31400 bronze and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
110 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants