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C84000 Brass vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C84000 brass and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
12.5 to 13.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
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