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C68400 Brass vs. C95200 Bronze

Both C68400 brass and C95200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
8.5 to 9.5
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0