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C49300 Brass vs. C51900 Bronze

Both C49300 brass and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
14 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.35
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants