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C66700 Brass vs. C90800 Bronze

Both C66700 brass and C90800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66700 brass and the bottom bar is C90800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 58
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 690
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 640
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 97
68
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 150
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1900
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
85.3 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 30.7
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0