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C26000 Brass vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants