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C86800 Bronze vs. C99700 Brass

Both C86800 bronze and C99700 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3