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C66900 Brass vs. C90200 Bronze

Both C66900 brass and C90200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6