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C84000 Brass vs. C51000 Bronze

Both C84000 brass and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
12 to 28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5