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C95820 Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both C95820 bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4