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C36200 Brass vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C36200 brass and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 78
82 to 120
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants