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C85400 Brass vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C85400 brass and C95520 bronze are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
33

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.5