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H04 C66900 Brass vs. H04 C67000 Bronze

Both H04 C66900 brass and H04 C67000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C66900 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 360
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1480
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
2.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
21.8 to 32.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5