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C44400 Brass vs. C86200 Bronze

Both C44400 brass and C86200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C86200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0