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C99400 Brass vs. C95200 Bronze

Both C99400 brass and C95200 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0