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C33000 Brass vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C33000 brass and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C86200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.9
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0