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C31400 Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both C31400 bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
12 to 16

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 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants