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C41500 Brass vs. C87600 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C87600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5