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C32000 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C32000 brass and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
25 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5