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C68400 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C68400 brass and C61500 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 330
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
7.7 to 8.3
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5