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C48200 Brass vs. C93500 Bronze

Both C48200 brass and C93500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C48200 brass and the bottom bar is C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 40
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
9.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0