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C86200 Bronze vs. C99400 Brass

Both C86200 bronze and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86200 bronze and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.9
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3