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C34200 Brass vs. C90200 Bronze

Both C34200 brass and C90200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C34200 brass and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 420
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 98
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 870
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6