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C46400 Brass vs. C22000 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C22000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C22000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
1.9 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
200 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
260 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
69 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
3.7 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
21 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
8.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
8.8 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
89 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
8.7 to 11
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants