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C66100 Bronze vs. C42600 Brass

Both C66100 bronze and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants