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C46200 Brass vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C46200 brass and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2