MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C63800 Bronze vs. C42200 Brass

Both C63800 bronze and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 94 to 110
56 to 87
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 74 to 93
27 to 74
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
300 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants