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C43400 Brass vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C43400 brass and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C43400 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, % 3.0 to 49
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
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 19 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.9
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0