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C63200 Bronze vs. C23000 Brass

Both C63200 bronze and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 18
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 88
48 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 440
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 710
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 350
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 99
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 510
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.7 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78.8 to 82.6
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2