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C42600 Brass vs. C63200 Bronze

Both C42600 brass and C63200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
17 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
640 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
310 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
95 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
400 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.7 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
78.8 to 82.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
4.0 to 4.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5