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C66900 Brass vs. C94700 Bronze

Both C66900 brass and C94700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C94700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
7.9 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
350 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
160 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
41 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
110 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3