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C41500 Brass vs. C22600 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C22600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 90
46 to 85
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 36 to 75
51 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
11 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants