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C41500 Brass vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 90
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5