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C61000 Bronze vs. C99700 Brass

Both C61000 bronze and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C61000 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, % 29 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 160
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3