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C31400 Bronze vs. C34000 Brass

Both C31400 bronze and C34000 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
33 to 37.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants