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C66100 Bronze vs. C26800 Brass

Both C66100 bronze and C26800 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants