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C92700 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C92700 bronze and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92700 bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.7
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5