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C95500 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C95500 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5