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C26800 Brass vs. C66100 Bronze

Both C26800 brass and C66100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26800 brass and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 650
410 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 64 to 68.5
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 36
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants