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C86700 Bronze vs. C32000 Brass

Both C86700 bronze and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4