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C38000 Brass vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C63600 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5