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C35600 Brass vs. C92800 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C92800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C92800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
430

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7