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C95820 Bronze vs. C36000 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
2.5 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5