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C61300 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C61300 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 410
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 91.8
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5