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C35600 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
42 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
480 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants