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C36200 Brass vs. C90800 Bronze

Both C36200 brass and C90800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.25