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C32000 Brass vs. C86500 Bronze

Both C32000 brass and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0