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C66900 Brass vs. C93900 Bronze

Both C66900 brass and C93900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
95
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
14 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1