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C66100 Bronze vs. C36200 Brass

Both C66100 bronze and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
32.4 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants