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C63800 Bronze vs. C42600 Brass

Both C63800 bronze and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
410 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
15 to 29

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
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants