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C84800 Brass vs. C63020 Bronze

Both C84800 brass and C63020 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
10 to 11
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5