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C64200 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C64200 bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5