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C99600 Bronze vs. C26200 Brass

Both C99600 bronze and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
110
Elongation at Break, % 27 to 34
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 300
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3