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C44300 Brass vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C44300 brass and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44300 brass and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
5.0 to 7.0
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), % 0.9 to 1.2
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7