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C32000 Brass vs. C86400 Bronze

Both C32000 brass and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0