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C26000 Brass vs. C95200 Bronze

Both C26000 brass and C95200 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
2.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0