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C46400 Brass vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
80 to 390

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
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants