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C63200 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C63200 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 18
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 440
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 710
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 350
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 99
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 510
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.7 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78.8 to 82.6
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 4.8
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5