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C93500 Bronze vs. C42200 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5