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C64200 Bronze vs. C85400 Brass

Both C64200 bronze and C85400 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
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
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0 to 0.35
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1