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C86200 Bronze vs. C69710 Brass

Both C86200 bronze and C69710 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86200 bronze and the bottom bar is C69710 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.9
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
13.8 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5