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C38000 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2