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C22000 Bronze vs. C44300 Brass

Both C22000 bronze and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22000 bronze and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 520
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 500
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 1110
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 91
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 11
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4