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C46200 Brass vs. C94800 Bronze

Both C46200 brass and C94800 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 C94800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
84 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3