C63020 Bronze vs. C66700 Brass
Both C63020 bronze and C66700 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 | |
2.0 to 58 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
250 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 | |
340 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 | |
100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
97 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 63 | |
13 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2320 | |
49 to 1900 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
11 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 | |
11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 74.7 to 81.8 | |
68.5 to 71.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 4.0 to 5.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.2 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
26.3 to 30.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |