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CC212E Bronze vs. C21000 Brass

Both CC212E bronze and C21000 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2