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C60800 Bronze vs. C36000 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 55
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
39
Shear Strength, MPa 290
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
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
23
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
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5