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C90400 Bronze vs. C66900 Brass

Both C90400 bronze and C66900 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90400 bronze and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 24
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
11.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 5.0
22.5 to 26
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2