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C54400 Bronze vs. C85500 Brass

Both C54400 bronze and C85500 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
55
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
14

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.9