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C91300 Bell Metal vs. C27200 Brass

Both C91300 bell metal and C27200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91300 bell metal and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 460
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 82
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 18 to 20
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3