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C26000 Brass vs. CC331G Bronze

Both C26000 brass and CC331G bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0