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C99400 Brass vs. C87300 Bronze

Both C99400 brass and C87300 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
3.5 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5