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C46200 Brass vs. C91100 Bronze

Both C46200 brass and C91100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
38
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0