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C92200 Bronze vs. C27000 Brass

Both C92200 bronze and C27000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92200 bronze and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 65
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
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
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.070
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
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3