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C64200 Bronze vs. C43500 Brass

Both C64200 bronze and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
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
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3