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C53800 Bronze vs. C99700 Brass

Both C53800 bronze and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3