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C46400 Brass vs. C62300 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C62300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
95 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
240 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants