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C66100 Bronze vs. C99700 Brass

Both C66100 bronze and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3