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C84000 Brass vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C84000 brass and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
17 to 34

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
7.7 to 8.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5