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C68800 Brass vs. C94900 Bronze

Both C68800 brass and C94900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8