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C34500 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C34500 brass and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34500 brass and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
25 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5