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C38000 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C62400 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5