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C84200 Brass vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C84200 brass and C63600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 4.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5