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C64200 Bronze vs. C27400 Brass

Both C64200 bronze and C27400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
61 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3