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C22600 Bronze vs. C43000 Brass

Both C22600 bronze and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 33
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 46 to 85
30 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 51 to 77
57 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 320
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
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: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 100
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 14
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants