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H04 C23000 Brass vs. H04 C31600 Bronze

Both H04 C23000 brass and H04 C31600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 H04 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4