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C26000 Brass vs. C92900 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C92900 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 C92900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
35
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
2.0 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7