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C92200 Bronze vs. C24000 Brass

Both C92200 bronze and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92200 bronze and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 65
52 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
970
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.6
5.5
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2