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C24000 Brass vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C24000 brass and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C86200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.9
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0