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C38000 Brass vs. C22600 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C22600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2