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C38500 Bronze vs. C99750 Brass

Both C38500 bronze and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Elongation at Break, % 17
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3