MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C95200 Bronze vs. C83300 Brass

Both C95200 bronze and C83300 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7