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C46400 Brass vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C63600 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5