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CC212E Bronze vs. C85400 Brass

Both CC212E bronze and C85400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1