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C84000 Brass vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C84000 brass and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
14 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
6.0 to 8.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5