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C64200 Bronze vs. C43000 Brass

Both C64200 bronze and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
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
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5