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C38000 Brass vs. C60800 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C60800 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 C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
46
Shear Strength, MPa 230
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5