MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C38000 Brass vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C62500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
12.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5