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H04 C42600 Brass vs. H04 C66100 Bronze

Both H04 C42600 brass and H04 C66100 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 90% 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 H04 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1540
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5