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C60800 Bronze vs. C34200 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C34200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 55
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Shear Strength, MPa 290
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4