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C66200 Brass vs. C87200 Bronze

Both C66200 brass and C87200 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0