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C95200 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C95200 bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5