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C31600 Bronze vs. C44400 Brass

Both C31600 bronze and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31600 bronze and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 460
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 690
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 15
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.2 to 10.5
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4