H02 C22600 Bronze vs. H02 C23400 Brass
Both H02 C22600 bronze and H02 C23400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 H02 C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is H02 C23400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 62 | |
| 66 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 61 | |
| 61 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 | |
| 600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
| 81 to 84 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 10.7 to 14 | |
| 15.7 to 19 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |