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C63020 Bronze vs. C36200 Brass

Both C63020 bronze and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Shear Strength, MPa 600
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
32.4 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0