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C38000 Brass vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7