C69300 Brass vs. C53400 Bronze
Both C69300 brass and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 76% 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 C69300 brass and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 84 to 88 | |
| 67 to 93 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 630 | |
| 330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 73 to 77 | |
| 91.8 to 95.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.15 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.7 to 3.4 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 3.5 to 5.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.4 to 24.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |