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H04 C42200 Brass vs. H04 C61000 Bronze

Both H04 C42200 brass and H04 C61000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 H04 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.0
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 81
85
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5