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C41500 Brass vs. C86500 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0