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C94300 Bronze vs. C84200 Brass

Both C94300 bronze and C84200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94300 bronze and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 32
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 320
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.4
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 72
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 23 to 27
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7