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H02 C36200 Brass vs. H02 C65400 Bronze

Both H02 C36200 brass and H02 C65400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is H02 C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 78
92
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2