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C46400 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C62400 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
59
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
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants