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C66100 Bronze vs. C38000 Brass

Both C66100 bronze and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5