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C86700 Bronze vs. C99750 Brass

Both C86700 bronze and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 17
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.25 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3