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C36200 Brass vs. C91100 Bronze

Both C36200 brass and C91100 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 C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
38
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.25