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C60800 Bronze vs. C66900 Brass

Both C60800 bronze and C66900 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 55
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
45
Shear Strength, MPa 290
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2