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C64800 Bronze vs. C32000 Brass

Both C64800 bronze and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Shear Strength, MPa 380
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
0
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4