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C35600 Brass vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
270 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants