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C94700 Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both C94700 bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4