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C46200 Brass vs. C93500 Bronze

Both C46200 brass and C93500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 10
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), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0