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C64700 Bronze vs. C85700 Brass

Both C64700 bronze and C85700 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64700 bronze and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 95.8 to 98
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3