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C46400 Brass vs. C22600 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C22600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% 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 C22600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
2.5 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
330 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
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
14 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
330 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
86 to 89
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
10.7 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants