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C41300 Brass vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C41300 brass and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C86200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.9
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0