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C86700 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C86700 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5