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C35600 Brass vs. C93800 Bronze

Both C35600 brass and C93800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C93800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
8.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
75 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
13 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0