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C41500 Brass vs. C90900 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C90900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6